The Best Short-Term Bond Mutual Funds

The table below compares the performance and other essential indicators like dividend yield and expense ratio of Short-Term Bond mutual funds.

Category is Short-Term Bond

Symbol	Full Name	Category	Inception	Expense Ratio	YTD Return	10Y Return (Annualized)	Dividend Yield	Risk / Return Rank
CPPAX	American Funds Preservation Portfolio	Short-Term Bond	May 18, 2012	0.61%	-0.39%	1.68%	3.53%	85
CRDSX	Catholic Responsible Investments Short Duration Bo...	Short-Term Bond	Dec 2, 2021	0.35%	-0.16%	—	3.95%	96
CROVX	Catholic Responsible Investments Opportunistic Bon...	Short-Term Bond	Dec 2, 2021	0.56%	-0.12%	—	4.12%	95
CSDAX	Calvert Short Duration Income Fund	Short-Term Bond	Jan 31, 2002	0.76%	-0.37%	2.73%	4.07%	94
CSHTX	AB Taxable Multi-Sector Income Shares	Short-Term Bond	Sep 15, 2010	0.00%	0.01%	2.51%	4.16%	97
CSTIX	Calamos Short-Term Bond Fund	Short-Term Bond	Sep 19, 2018	0.40%	-0.19%	—	4.22%	96
DBLSX	DoubleLine Low Duration Bond Fund	Short-Term Bond	Sep 30, 2011	0.41%	0.36%	2.88%	4.19%	99
DBPIX	DWS Short Duration Fund	Short-Term Bond	Dec 23, 1998	0.50%	-0.12%	2.84%	5.57%	97
DFAIX	DFA Short-Duration Real Return Portfolio	Short-Term Bond	Nov 5, 2013	0.22%	0.86%	3.20%	4.61%	99
DFCFX	DFA Two-Year Fixed Income Portfolio	Short-Term Bond	Jun 6, 1996	0.21%	0.89%	2.44%	2.94%	86
DFEQX	DFA Short-Term Extended Quality Portfolio	Short-Term Bond	Mar 4, 2009	0.19%	0.28%	1.90%	3.94%	99
DHEAX	Diamond Hill Short Duration Securitized Bond Fund	Short-Term Bond	Jul 5, 2016	0.83%	0.75%	—	5.72%	99
DHEIX	Diamond Hill Short Duration Securitized Bond Fund ...	Short-Term Bond	Jul 5, 2016	0.53%	0.82%	—	5.98%	99
DLDFX	Destinations Low Duration Fixed Income Fund	Short-Term Bond	Mar 20, 2017	0.93%	1.24%	—	5.50%	98
DLSNX	DoubleLine Low Duration Bond Fund Class N	Short-Term Bond	Sep 30, 2011	0.70%	0.32%	2.61%	3.96%	98
DSTIX	BNY Mellon Short Term Income Fund	Short-Term Bond	Aug 18, 1992	0.60%	-0.59%	2.01%	4.28%	89
DTCPX	DFA Targeted Credit Portfolio	Short-Term Bond	May 20, 2015	0.20%	-0.28%	2.06%	3.79%	92
DTRIX	Delaware Limited-Term Diversified Income Fund	Short-Term Bond	Nov 25, 1985	0.64%	-0.28%	2.09%	3.62%	94
DXCP.TO	Dynamic Short Term Credit PLUS Fund	Short-Term Bond	Nov 15, 2024	1.32%	-0.33%	—	5.72%	93
EVV	Eaton Vance Limited Duration Income Fund	Short-Term Bond	May 30, 2003	0.04%	-2.49%	5.76%	9.28%	11

Risk vs. Return Scatterplot

The Risk vs. Return Scatterplot allows you to quickly compare funds, stocks, and ETFs in one view. It displays the yearly return of an instrument on one axis and the risk (volatility) on the other.

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